WO2008101518A1 - Multifunction call buttons for an elevator system - Google Patents
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- WO2008101518A1 WO2008101518A1 PCT/EP2007/001554 EP2007001554W WO2008101518A1 WO 2008101518 A1 WO2008101518 A1 WO 2008101518A1 EP 2007001554 W EP2007001554 W EP 2007001554W WO 2008101518 A1 WO2008101518 A1 WO 2008101518A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
- B66B1/00—Control systems of elevators in general
- B66B1/34—Details, e.g. call counting devices, data transmission from car to control system, devices giving information to the control system
- B66B1/46—Adaptations of switches or switchgear
- B66B1/468—Call registering systems
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
- B66B2201/00—Aspects of control systems of elevators
- B66B2201/40—Details of the change of control mode
- B66B2201/46—Switches or switchgear
- B66B2201/4607—Call registering systems
- B66B2201/4615—Wherein the destination is registered before boarding
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
- B66B2201/00—Aspects of control systems of elevators
- B66B2201/40—Details of the change of control mode
- B66B2201/46—Switches or switchgear
- B66B2201/4607—Call registering systems
- B66B2201/463—Wherein the call is registered through physical contact with the elevator system
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- the present invention relates to the registering of elevator calls in an elevator system and more particularly to the registering of a plurality of elevator calls.
- the present invention seeks to provide an elevator call system which overcomes or at least mitigates the problems and drawbacks discussed above. From a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of registering calls in an elevator system wherein the elevator system includes at least one input element, the method comprises the step of operating the input element in a
- the invention also extends to an elevator system comprising at least one input element, and further comprising means for sensing operation of the input element in a first predetermined manner to register a first elevator call and for sensing operation of the input element in a second predetermined manner to register a second elevator call.
- a single input element can be used to register different calls, depending on its particular manner of operation.
- the first predetermined manner may involve operating the input element a first preset number of times to register the first elevator call and the second predetermined manner involve operating the input element a second preset number of times to register the second elevator call
- More than one input element may be provided, and in accordance with a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of registering calls in an elevator system wherein the elevator system includes at least two input elements, the method comprises the step of operating the first input element and the second input element in a predetermined manner to register an elevator call.
- the invention therefore also extends to an elevator system comprising at least two call input elements, and further comprising means for sensing operation of the first input element and the second input element in a predetermined manner to register an elevator call.
- the invention also extends to an elevator call system comprising at least two call input elements, and further comprising means for sensing operation of the first input element and the second input element in a predetermined manner to register an elevator call.
- the preset time period is preferably in the range of 1 to 10 seconds, for example in the range of 1 to 3 seconds.
- the first input element and the second input element may be operated a preset number of times in a predetermined sequence in order to register a specific call.
- the input element can be any input element that enables the user to register the elevator call in the elevator system.
- the input element can therefore be a push button, a touch or proximity sensor, a slide button or rotational button, for example. Most preferably, however, the input element is a push or touch button.
- the input element or elements may provide an indication of the requested elevator call.
- the specific indication is provided by one or both of different audio indications and different visual indications for each elevator call that can be registered.
- the different visual indications may include at least one of a constant illumination, an intermittent illumination, a dynamic illumination or differently coloured illuminations corresponding to different elevator calls.
- a clockwise rotating illumination of lights may indicate a first call and a counter clockwise rotating illumination of lights illustrate a second call.
- different patters of lights may be illuminated to indicate the call.
- any combination of the above described visual indications can be used to indicate an elevator call, for example, different coloured, intermittent or blinking illumination of the input means can be used to indicate different elevator calls that can be registered.
- the audio indications may be ones of different tones, sounds or duration. Accordingly, the present invention as hereinbefore described has several advantages over the existing elevator systems. In particular, the present invention allows for a plurality of different elevator calls to be associated or assigned to specific input elements or a combination of input elements where the elevator calls are registered by operating the input elements in a predetermined manner.
- the number of input elements required may also be substantially reduced as a plurality of different elevator calls can be associated or assigned to specific input elements or a combination of input elements so that separate input elements are not required for each and every type of elevator call that can be registered by the user in the elevator system.
- the types of elevator calls which can be registered in accordance with the invention include not only up and down calls, but calls to place the elevator in any chosen mode, for example a maintenance mode, a rescue mode, a test mode, a VIP mode, a goods transportation mode and so on.
- the term call should therefore be understood in this context.
- Figure 1 shows an elevator system
- Figure 2 shows a flow chart for a first embodiment of the invention
- Figure 3 shows a flowchart for a second embodiment of the invention
- Figure 4 shows a flowchart for a third embodiment of the invention
- Figure 5 shows a flowchart for a fourth embodiment of the invention
- Figure 6 shows a flowchart for a fifth embodiment of the invention
- Figure 7a shows an input element indicating no elevator call registered
- Figure 7b shows an input element indicating a first type of call registered
- Figure 7c shows an input element indicating a second type of call registered.
- an elevator system 1 comprises an elevator 3 and at least one call button 2 which is pressed by a user 4 of the elevator system 1 in order to register an elevator call.
- a call button or buttons is or are preferably located on each floor landing of a building housing the elevator system.
- the user 4 can register any one of a plurality of elevator calls using a single button 2.
- the control system determines in steps 202, 203 and 204 whether the user 4 has pressed or touched the button 2 for less than two seconds, If they have, then a first elevator call for example, a down call is registered at step 206.
- a second elevator call for example, an up call
- the user 4 can register any one of a plurality of elevator calls using a single button 2.
- a first elevator call can be registered by pressing and releasing the button 2 once and further calls registered using the same button 2 by pushing the button a greater number of times.
- the operation of the button 2 may have to be carried out within a preset time period. For example, as shown in Figure 3, a counter is initially set to zero in step 301. The user 4 pushes the button 2 in step 302 and the counter is incremented by 1 in step 303. If the same button 2 is pressed again during say a two second time period at step 305, then the counter is incremented by one, and so on until the two second time period has elapsed. The elevator call corresponding to the counter value is then registered in step 306.
- any number of different elevator calls can be registered by a user 4 pressing and releasing the same button 2 any number of times within the predetermined time period.
- different elevator calls can be registered operating a combination of buttons.
- a user 4 can operate a first button 401 and then within a preset time period, in this embodiment two seconds, of operating the first button the user can operate a second different button 403 in order to register an elevator call 407.
- buttons 2 can be operated within two seconds of the previously operated button 2 in order to register different types of elevator calls.
- the user 4 could operate a first button at step 401, then operate a second different button at step 403 within two seconds of releasing the first button and then operate a third button (which could be a further different button or the same as the first or second button) at step 405 within two seconds of releasing the second button in order to register a further type of elevator call 408.
- a user 4 can operate a first button 2 and then operate a second different button within a single two second time period in order to register an elevator call.
- any number of different buttons 2 can be operated within the single two second time period in order to register any one of a plurality of different elevator calls.
- the user 4 could operate a first button at step 501 and then a second button at step 503 within the two second time period in order to register one type of elevator call 505,
- an elevator call can be registered by operating a number of buttons simultaneously.
- a user 4 can simultaneously operate a first button and a second button in step 601. If both are pressed simultaneously, as determined in step 602, one type elevator call will be registered in step 604. If they are not, a different call is registered in step 603.
- buttons 2 can be operated simultaneously.
- the user 4 could simultaneously operate a first button, a second button and a third button in order to register another type of elevator call.
- the number of buttons 2 that can be operated simultaneously by the user 4 is constrained by the practical limitations of the human hand.
- buttons 2 can be operated in any preset order.
- the preset time periods are described as being set at two seconds. However, as will be appreciated by the skilled person, the preset time period could be set at, for example, one second, three seconds, four seconds, five seconds or any other desired period. It is most likely that the preset time period will be set to a time period in the range of 1 to 10 seconds and in particular in a range of 1 to 3 seconds.
- the preset time periods can start from the time at which a button is pressed or released.
- the input elements operated by the user 4 to register an elevator call has been described in the foregoing embodiments as a push button 2 but the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the input element can be any suitable input element, for example, a slide button, a rotational button, a touch sensor or a touch button. In the embodiments where more than one input element is present each input element may be of the same or different shape, configuration or construction.
- a user 4 of the elevator system could operate a single button 2 twice before a two second time period elapses (as described in the second embodiment) and then operate two different buttons simultaneously (as described in the fifth embodiment) in order to register a different type of elevator call.
- the input elements e.g. the push buttons
- each elevator call that can be registered is indicated to the user 4 by, for example, illuminating the button operated in a manner that distinguishes between each type of elevator call.
- the button 2 could be constantly illuminated for one elevator call registered as shown in Figure 7b, or intermittently illuminated, i.e. blinking, for another type of elevator call.
- the elevator control system can be implemented using software, hardware or any combination of software and hardware in order to determine the manner in which the input elements are operated and to determine the corresponding elevator call that is registered by the user 4.
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